The day has ended. The days passed as usual. 24 hours in one day, 7 days in one week, everything is done in a monotonous way.
Starting from getting up early, then getting ready for breakfast, and going to school. Followed by learning, face to face with the teacher and friends.
And ends with doing (homework homework) and then going to bed at night.
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Continuing.
The next day. At SMAN 1485.
Rio just arrived at School. He was standing in the hallway near his classroom. As usual he walked towards his room, but before that he was surprised because many of the students were running out of the classroom.
"Hey wait! Where do you want to go?" he asked.
Rio summoned several students who had been walking past him.
"Hey guys! Wait!"
They just ran past Rio. No one heeded Rio's call, let alone responded to his call.
They had ears, but no one would listen to Rio. They had Lisa, but none of them wanted to talk to Rio about it. What's going on now?
Rio also wondered. Where do they want to go? There seemed to be something horrendous, which made everyone scurry out of the classroom. But what is it?
"Instead of me being curious, I'd better find out myself. What really happened?"
Rio also doesn't want to lose (Update) from the others. He also had to know what really happened? What was the noise that made everyone ignore him?
His steps wanted to find out, but when he was about to chase after them, Rio was called by Laras' scream.
"Rio!"
Laras called him from the end of the stairs there. He came along with Lay behind him.
Rio turned around, "Guys!" He greets both of them. He seemed happy from the look on his face because he could meet his two friends.
Lay and Laras came closer. Rio who was standing at the end of the hall also approached his friends. Rio thought that maybe he could get more information from Laras and Lay. Even if they knew?
"Did you guys just arrive?" Rio asked.
It seemed that Laras and Lay had just arrived, otherwise he might have been joking with them all along.
"Yeah. Did you just arrive too, Rio?"
Being asked the same thing made Rio nod his head, because in fact he had just arrived at the school just like them.
"Rio, have you heard the really horrendous news at school?"
His voice was so enthusiastic. From the look on his face it could be said that there was something really amazing in this School, but what?
"Shocking news? What is it? I don't think I heard it?"
This question was all Rio could ask. He had been wondering why all the students were running around? Could it be because of this horrendous news, that the whole school became noisy?
"Really? You don't know the news? Hahaha, seriously. Where have you been since you didn't know this big news?"
Instead of saying it right away, Laras laughed at him first. It wasn't that he wanted to mock or reproach Rio, but he thought Rio was funny. He is different from the others. Rio is different.
"Right. I didn't know anything? And now I'm even more confused, because everyone was running around. What have I missed?"
"You missed something very extraordinary. Bomb!"
Laras taunted him even more. Laras really likes it when Rio is confused like this. Like the intake of a very funny Comedy, Rio made himself unable to hold back his laughter.
"Never mind. Don't laugh like that. I admit I'm slow, but that doesn't mean you can make fun of me like that… Laras!"
Feel embarrassed if laughed at by your own friends, as if to be a fool among the smart. Wanting to say more is also afraid of being wrong, what's more, acting smart will make yourself very stupid.
"Lay!"
If one can't say it, then ask the other.
"What?"
"Lay. Tell me what really happened? You guys don't make fun of me like this. I really don't know anything, really!"
Begging is the only way. Pulling her wrist, it was likely that she would answer.
"This is none of my business. You just ask Laras yourself. I don't know anything, he knows not me."
It's useless for Rio to beg Lay, yet the result is Lay doesn't know anything. It's true that if there's anything horrendous sometimes men are slow. Adams always lose to women when it comes to cool things.
"Never mind. It's useless for me to ask you. You are just like the others, slow. Not cool."
Rio didn't want to be angry, but he was quite disappointed why his friend was the same as him who didn't know anything.
Rio seemed to be looking in the mirror, how stupid he was when he didn't know any information. Yes, like this, everything seems dark.
"You two don't need to fight like that anymore. You're not kids anymore are you? Better make peace, and just listen to my explanation."
Rio did not want to look at Lay. He puffed out his chest, and turned his face away. The two of them stood back to back and Laras had to be the one to intervene.
"Yeah, tell me quickly. I'm already very curious. What's that horrendous news?"
"Yeah, okay. Actually, this doesn't need to be exaggerated either. This is just normal news," Laras explained casually.
"Well, how come? It wasn't that you said this was horrendous news, but why did you suddenly say that?"
Rio's hopes have been dashed. What Rio hoped for was something that could provide answers to all the questions he had just now. But, it seems Rio can't expect more than that.
"I told you. It's just a common thing, which you don't need to make a big deal out of."
Lay replied. He looked calm like a know-it-all. Lay knew it, or was he just pretending to be calm what really happened was, he didn't know anything?
"It's just a small thing that everyone is exaggerating. What's really happening is, they're just going too far to take the crap out of it."
"Is what he said true, Laras?" Rio asked.
"Of course it's true. What I say is always right, and never wrong."
Lay just kept talking. He made Rio worried.
"Enough Lay! You don't need to say it anymore. You don't have to keep teasing her, poor her. See how much she wants to know the news… Poor isn't it? Oops cup, cup. Don't be sad like that, you look ugly."
Laras did defend him, but he also dropped Rio's pride in front of his own friend.
Lay showed disapproval in his eyes, maybe he was jealous because Laras cared about Rio more than him, or was there something else?
"Never mind! Don't make fun of me like that either. If you really don't want to say it, then I'll find out myself. You don't have to explain anymore!"
Maybe it's better that way. Don't rely on other people, if they don't intend to help. Why ask a fool, if in the end it will lead us even more astray.
Rio was about to leave, "Eh, wait. Don't be angry like that. I was just kidding. I'll tell you, I promise… But, don't be angry anymore. I beg you."
Rio's hand was held by Laras. He couldn't go anywhere because Laras didn't want to let him go.
"Hmm?" Rio looked still angry. From the sound of his mumbling, it was clear that he was holding back his emotions.
"Come on. I didn't mean to make fun of you. I was just kidding, you don't have to take it seriously like that."
Laras pleaded, she seemed afraid that Rio would continue to be angry with her.
"Hm… Just kidding."
His expression changed drastically. A radiant smile appeared on Rio's face. He couldn't be angry with Laras.
"Ugh… Rio!"
Not screaming, Laras just said loudly. He hit Rio's chest, just as a sign of his annoyance and didn't mean to hurt Rio.
"Watch out you… You, just scare me. I thought you were really mad, but… Rio!"
Laras continued to beat Rio for several times. He did not express his emotions with violence, yes. This is just a joke between friends, it's not meant to be a bad example.
"It's… It's done. Alright, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. Sorry… Sorry."
Regret for making a girl angry. Rio didn't mean to make Laras angry, he just wanted to tease Laras. However, it seems that what he did was wrong.
Lara finished it. He no longer hit Rio. He stopped it not out of pity for Rio, but because of Lay.
Lay, what's wrong with him? He had been silent all this time, and didn't take part in the conversation?
Then what made Laras keep looking at Lay? What's wrong with Lay?
Where does he want to go? That's what Laras asked.